GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT

Zufall

Zufall Health has been providing high-quality, affordable medical treatment to New Jersey’s working poor, uninsured, and underserved populations for more than 30 years. Zufall is committed to its mission of offering high quality, affordable healthcare in a culturally competent way to all in need, regardless of their ability to pay. In 2020, Zufall served almost 40,000 patients in 176,000 visits. Almost 80% of Zufall’s patients are at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, 53% are uninsured, 78% identify as Hispanic or Black, and 61% are best served in a language other than English. Approximately 25% of all Dover residents and 100% of uninsured Dover residents are patients at Zufall.

Impact 100’s grant has had a significant positive impact on the Dover community by increasing access to food for residents. It is critical to intervene while patients are young to prevent obesity, diabetes, hypertension, dental disease, and other serious chronic conditions in this next generation. Zufall’s focus on prevention includes the Zufall Eats food truck that will take

As our application was in process during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Impact 100 review team communicated well with us and provided guidance at every step along the way.

Thanks to Impact 100 Garden State’s $100,000 grant, Zufall Health was able to fund a van for its Mobile Meals for Dover Families in Need program—outreach that proved especially critical as the pandemic kept children out of school and without access to school-provided meals.

healthy meals and nutrition education to the neighborhoods where they’re needed most.

From December 1, 2020, through April 1, 2021, the Zufall Eats van distributed 11,840 school meals. Originally, the Zufall Eats program was to be focused on summer meal distribution. During the pandemic, however, Dover students were learning virtually and had to go to the schools to pick up meals. By adjusting the program plan (with support of the Impact 100 Garden State team), Zufall staff was able to bring meals to more convenient locations for the families on a regular basis during the school year. In addition to school meals, Zufall Eats has distributed 4,340 pounds of donated food from local pantries and farms.

As our application was in process during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Impact100 review team communicated well with us and provided guidance at every step along the way. Since receiving the grant, Zufall has continued to have regular, ongoing conversations with our main contact at Impact 100. Additionally, we have had contact with other Impact 100 members who have donated items for the project as well as volunteer time.